In-car technology and autonomous cars were the hot topics of the Geneva motor show, and the range of ways they will impact upon our lives continues to induce mind-boggle.
Chatting to Nissan, they said how we’re not far away from a point, for example, where a house with one driveway parking space would be able to charge two electric cars overnight.
Using wireless charging, when the first car was charged it could move off and find a parking space, while the second one seamlessly moves itself onto the driveway to be charge by the morning.
It’s just one specific example, but the pace of change the automotive industry is about to enjoy is like nothing that has been seen before. As Vauxhall’s managing director Rory Harvey declared, he’s seen more change in the past five years than in the previous 21 he’s been with the company, and the next two years will see more than the previous five.
We’re not far off the point, for instance, where a driver will be able to unlock the boot of their car from anywhere in the world so a delivery company can leave a parcel securely, something Audi is already trialling in Germany with Amazon and DHL.
There are still many issues to be ironed out, as Google’s autonomous car driving into a bus proved recently, but a wide range of technologies are rapidly emerging and need to be embraced for fleets and their drivers to remain efficient in a changing landscape.
